8-letter words containing se
- canvased — Simple past tense and past participle of canvas.
- canvaser — Alt form canvasser.
- canvases — a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc.
- capiases — Plural form of capias.
- car seat — a seat in an automobile; specif., a portable seat that fastens onto a car's built-in seat and is used for securing a small child
- carcases — Plural form of carcase.
- cardcase — a small case for holding business cards
- caressed — an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- caresser — One who caresses.
- caresses — an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- caroused — Simple past tense and past participle of carouse.
- carousel — At an airport, a carousel is a moving surface from which passengers can collect their luggage.
- carouser — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.
- carouses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carouse.
- case bay — (in a roof or floor) the section between two principals.
- case law — Case law is law that has been established by following decisions made by judges in earlier cases.
- case out — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- caseated — Simple past tense and past participle of caseate.
- casebook — A casebook is a written record of the cases dealt with by someone such as a doctor, social worker, or police officer.
- caseload — The caseload of someone such as a doctor, social worker, or lawyer is the number of cases that they have to deal with.
- casemate — an armoured compartment in a ship or fortification in which guns are mounted
- casement — A casement or a casement window is a window that opens by means of hinges, usually at the side.
- casevacs — Plural form of casevac.
- casework — Casework is social work that involves actually dealing or working with the people who need help.
- caseworm — any of various insect larvae that build protective cases about their bodies
- cassette — A cassette is a small, flat, rectangular plastic case containing magnetic tape which is used for recording and playing back sound or film.
- catalase — an enzyme that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide
- catalyse — If something catalyses a thing or a situation, it makes it active.
- cathouse — a house of prostitution
- caucused — U.S. Politics. a meeting of party leaders to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc. a meeting of party members within a legislative body to select leaders and determine strategy. (often initial capital letter) a faction within a legislative body that pursues its interests through the legislative process: the Women's Caucus; the Black Caucus.
- caucuses — U.S. Politics. a meeting of party leaders to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc. a meeting of party members within a legislative body to select leaders and determine strategy. (often initial capital letter) a faction within a legislative body that pursues its interests through the legislative process: the Women's Caucus; the Black Caucus.
- causerie — an informal talk or conversational piece of writing
- causeuse — an upholstered settee for two persons.
- causeway — A causeway is a raised path or road that crosses water or wet land.
- censused — an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- censuses — Plural form of census.
- cereuses — Plural form of cereus.
- charoset — a dish of chopped fruit, nuts, and wine eaten at Passover, representing the mortar that Jewish slaves used to build parts of Egypt
- chase up — If you chase up something that is needed or needs dealing with, you find it or find out what is being done about it.
- chasseur — a member of a unit specially trained and equipped for swift deployment
- chastise — If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- chausses — a tight-fitting medieval garment covering the feet and legs, usually made of chain mail
- chemises — Plural form of chemise.
- chertsey — a town in S England, in N Surrey on the River Thames. Pop: 10 323 (2001)
- chip set — (hardware) A collection of integrated circuits that are designed to be used together for some specific purpose. E.g. control circuitry in an IBM PC.
- chipsets — Plural form of chipset.
- chiseled — If you say that someone, usually a man, has chiseled features, you mean that their face has a strong, clear bone structure.
- chiseler — a person who cheats or tricks; swindler.
- choiseul — an island in the SW Pacific Ocean, in the Solomon Islands: hilly and densely forested. Area: 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- choosers — Plural form of chooser.